Auto number plate



Sept. 22, 1925.

' J. TAYLOR AUTO NUMBER PLATE Filed June 18. 1925 val Jase wk JaylarPatented Sept. 22, 1925,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH TAYLOR, OF SACO, MAINE.

AUTO NUMBER PLATE.

Application filed June 18, 1925. Serial No. 38,003.

This invention has reference to license plates for motor vehicles, theprimary object of the invention being to provide a plate supplied with acompartment for the reception of an identification card or the like, sothat should the plate be lost, the owner of the plate may be readilydetermined by examining the identification card in the compartment.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an extension asforming a part of the plate which may be bent upwardly and held inspaced relation with the rear surface of the plate to provide acompartment...

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a license plate constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear 'elevational view prior to the bending upwardly ofthe extension.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 38 of Figure 1.

F igui'e 4; is a sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesthe body portion of the plate which is formed with an extension 6 formedintegral with the lower edge thereof, and disposed at a pointsubstantially intermediate the ends of the body portion. 1

Slits 7 and 8 respectively extend from the outer edges of the extension6 and provide lateral sections 9 adapted to be folded to overlieportions of the extension 6 in a manner as shown by Figure 4 of thedrawing to define a pocket or recess for the reception of anidentification card or paper.

IVhen the lateral sections 9 have been fold-ed inwardly, the extension 6may be folded upwardly to a position as shown by Figure 3 of thedrawing. Tongues 10 are formed on the free end of the extension 6 andare designed to be folded into engagement with the body portion as shownby Figure 1 to hold the extension 6 in position to support theidentification plate which in the present showing is indicated by the reference character 11.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to this construction, theplate is supplied with a compartment or pocket for the reception of anidentification card bearing the name and address to whom the plate wasissued, so that should the plate be lost from the motor Vehicle, aperson may, by examining the identification card readily ascertain theowner and return the plate.

I claim A license plate including a body portion, an extension formedintegral with the lower edge of the body portion, lateral sectionsforming a part of the extension and adapted to be folded to overlie theextension to provide a pocket, said extension adapted to be folded to aposition adjacent to the body portion, and means for holding the extension in its active position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature.

JOSEPH TAYLOR.

